Sierra Vaughn: "San Francisco made this look like a practice drill — McCaffrey ran for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns while the defense didn't allow Los Angeles a single point, and the Rams' 7 turnovers turned what might have been competitive into something that stopped being a game early." Zoe Bell: "Ricky Pearsall: 2 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD on what was effectively a practice drill tells you everything about where San Francisco's ceiling sits — they didn't need to ask him to do much, and he still made it count." Priya Sable: "San Francisco put up 70 points and Los Angeles managed 9 rushing yards — this wasn't a game, it was an indictment of everything the Rams tried to do on either side of the ball."

49ers were never troubled, putting Rams away 70-0. Christian McCaffrey ran it for 49ers — 23 carries, 236 yards, 4 TD. Nick Bosa got after the quarterback for 49ers — 3 sacks. On the ground: 49ers 266, Rams 9.

Riley Parker: "San Francisco turned this into a track meet Philadelphia had no business being in, and the 49ers did it the way they wanted: Kaelon Black ran for 195 yards and the Eagles coughed it up 4 times, which is the actual difference between a 2-seed and 8-8." Sierra Vaughn: "Saquon Barkley ran for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns on a day when his team managed only 291 total yards—he was Philadelphia's entire offense, and it still wasn't close to enough against a defense that didn't let anyone else breathe."

Eagles had no answer. 49ers took it 45-22. Kaelon Black carried the load for 49ers — 14 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD. Saquon Barkley ran it for Eagles — 16 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. That is 3 straight games over 100 for Kaelon Black. On the ground: 49ers 377, Eagles 181.

62 points, and 49ers had more of them, 38-24. Brock Purdy did the damage for 49ers — 18/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Matthew Stafford threw for Rams — 34/51, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: 49ers 133, Rams 67.

Seattle's 58-48 win over San Francisco came down to one thing: the Seahawks' ground game overwhelmed a 49ers team built to protect the football. Ashton Jeanty ran for 225 yards and 4 touchdowns on 26 carries while Sam Darnold managed 233 passing yards, and Seattle's 262 rushing yards to San Francisco's 219 told the whole story. The 49ers scored 48 points and committed 0 turnovers—a dominant performance by any measure—but it wasn't enough, because Seattle leaned even harder into the run, with both teams calling runs far more than the league average of 62 percent passing. Kaelon Black's 110 yards and 3 touchdowns kept San Francisco alive, yet the Seahawks' turnover discipline, sitting at minus-3 for the season, finally caught up to them in a game where giveaways made the difference.

Vikings had no answer. 49ers took it 56-15. Kaelon Black ran it for 49ers — 19 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD. J.J. McCarthy threw for Vikings — 18/36, 317 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Make it 5 consecutive games past 250 for J.J. McCarthy. On the ground: 49ers 347, Vikings 88.

The 49ers routed Las Vegas 51-28 in Week 9, with Christian McCaffrey running for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns to keep San Francisco at 7-1. Fernando Mendoza threw for 458 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Raiders but also threw 4 interceptions while the Las Vegas ground game managed just 5 rushing yards on 1 carry. The 49ers' defense recorded 5 sacks and forced 5 total turnovers, while McCaffrey's dominance on the ground allowed SF to lean heavily on the run, attempting just 8 passes all day.